WHEN: Wednesday, 7 p.m.
WHERE: EagleBank Arena - Fairfax, Va.
RECORDS: Mason (20-13, 9-9), Loyola (15-16, 8-10)
SERIES RECORD: Mason leads, 7-5
LAST MEETING: Mason def. Loyola, 66-52, on Dec. 8, 2010 in Fairfax
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FAIRFAX, Va. - The George Mason University men's basketball team (20-13) makes its 12th postseason tournament appearance Wednesday when the Patriots open the CBI against Loyola (Md.).

Tip-off between the Patriots and Greyhounds is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday's game will be streamed on the A-10 Digital Network, featuring commentary from Bill Rohland. Pre-game coverage will begin at 6:45 p.m.

* The Patriots are making their second CBI appearance. Mason fell in the CBI finals to Santa Clara in 2013.

* Mason has put together a 20-win season for the 13th time in program history and first since 2012-13.

* The Patriots posted a 1-1 record in last week's A-10 Tournament. Mason's second round victory over Fordham marked the first A-10 Tournament win in the Patriots' four-year stint in the league.

* Senior Marquise Moore earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team after setting a new A-10 Championship record for rebounding average (18.0 rpg). He also led Mason with 18.0 points/game and dished out 3.0 assists per contest.

* Moore's 19 rebounds vs. Fordham set a new PPG Paints Arena record and just missed the A-10 Tourney record of 20, set by Saint Joseph's Carlin Warley in 1995. The mark also is t-5th most in Mason history.

* Since 2009-10, Moore is tied with Colorado's Andre Roberson (2011-12) for the most double-doubles recorded by a guard (20). 

* With his 11th rebound vs. VCU on March 10, Moore became Mason's all-time single season rebounding leader, passing the Mark set by Will Thomas in 2007-08 (353). Moore has now posted 360 rebounds in 2016-17.

* With the team's 38th rebound vs. Fordham, Mason set a new program record for rebounds in a season. Mason now has 1,337 boards on the year. The previous record was 1,287, set in 1976-77.

* The Green & Gold shot 38.6 percent (98-254) from the 3-point line over the first 16 games of the Atlantic 10 slate. However, Mason is just 20.7 percent (12-58) from beyond the arc over the past four contests.

* Mason is shooting 81 percent (205-253) from the free throw line over the past 11 games. The Patriots rank 48th nationally in free throw percentage (.745) and get 23.2 percent of their points from the line (20th nationally).

* Over the past seven games (2-5), the Patriots have averaged 13.7 turnovers/contest and Mason's opponents are a combined +62 (114-52) in points off turnovers during that stretch.

MASON COMPLETES CRAZY COMEBACK vs. FORDHAM
In the A-10 second round, the Patriots (20-12) trailed Fordham 62-55 with 37 seconds to go (and , but rallied to tie the game at the regulation buzzer on a Jalen Jenkins lay-in off a great look from Otis Livingston II. In overtime, Mason took control, posting 17 of the 23 points scored in the extra session to earn the first Atlantic 10 tournament victory in school history.

MOORE RECEIVES HISTORIC ACCOLADES FROM ATLANTIC-10
Senior Marquise Moore became Mason's first player ever to receive the Atlantic 10's Chris Daniels Most Improved Player Award. In addition, his second team All-Atlantic-10 honor is the highest All-A-10 selection for a Mason student-athlete in program history. He also became Mason's first ever A-10 All-Tournament team pick after an outstanding Atlantic 10 Championship run.

MASON POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT HISTORY
The Patriots are playing in their first postseason tournament in four seasons. Mason is 12-13 all time in 12 post-season events. The Patriots are 5-6 in the NCAA Tournament, 3-4 in the NIT, 4-2 in the CBI and 0-1 in the CIT. Mason reached the NCAA Final Four in 2006 and the NCAA Round of 32 in 2011. The Patriots advanced to the NIT Sweet 16 in 2004 and made the final round of the CBI in 2013.

MASON IN THE COLLEGE BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL
The Patriots are making their second appearance in five seasons in the CBI. In the team's other berth in 2013, Mason posted a 4-2 record and fell in the CBI final series in the third and deciding game. The Patriots opened the tournament with a victory at the College of Charleston (78-77), then defeated Houston, 88-84, in overtime inside EagleBank Arena. Mason hosted Western Michigan in the semifinals and upended the Broncos, 62-52, to advance to the finals series. After dropping the opening contest at Santa Clara (81-73), the Patriots defeated the Broncos at the RAC, 73-66, to force a deciding third game. Santa Clara won that contest in EBA, 80-77.

HISTORY vs. LOYOLA (MD.)
Wednesday's game marks the 13th all-time meeting between Mason and Loyola in men's basketball. The Patriots are 4-0 vs. the Greyhounds in the DI era, although the programs have met just twice since 1982. Mason and Loyola matched up often in the mid 1970s when the two schools were part of the Division II Mason-Dixon Conference. In the most recent meeting, Mason won, 66-52, in Fairfax on Dec. 8, 2010. Ryan Pearson (18 pts), Cam Long (15 points) and Luke Hancock (13 pts, 7 ast) all scored in double figures in the win.

A LOOK AT THE GREYHOUNDS (15-16, 8-10 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
Loyola posted a 15-16 mark during the 2016-17 regular season, including an 8-10 mark in Patriot League play. The Greyhounds advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament, where the team fell to Boston University, 64-60. Andre Walker leads the team with 15.2 points per game. The All-Patriot League first team pick also chipped in 3.9 assists and 3.5 points per game. All-Patriot League second team selection Jarred Jones adds 15.0 points and 6.4 rebounds per contest.

UP NEXT
With a victory over Loyola, the Patriots would take on the winner of Coastal Carolina/Hampton in the CBI quarterfinals on Monday, March 20. The site of the game is TBD.